We object to bad science : poor research practices should be discouraged
Date
2020-07-10
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ASSAf
Abstract
On 8 June 2020, we, a diverse group of African emerging researchers, published a response to the commentary titled ‘Why are black South African students less likely to consider studying biological sciences?’ (1)published in the South Africa Journal of Science (SAJS). There aremounting arguments, in both print and social media, regarding themerits of the Nattrass (2020) commentary, particularly around itsstrong racial undertones as well as poor and unethical researchpractices. Nattrass’ commentary has been intensely divisive, managingto engender stereotypes, anger, and disappointment. Conflictingarguments have emerged, which involve responses by otheracademics, politicians, and the public, but much of the furore has beenstrongly biased towards and along racial lines, with very little attentiondirected at the flawed nature of the research.
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CITATION: Mothapo, P. N. et al. 2020. We object to bad science : poor research practices should be discouraged. South African Journal of Science, 116(special issue):8592, doi:10.17159/sajs.2020/8592.
The original publication is available at https://sajs.co.za
The original publication is available at https://sajs.co.za
Keywords
Research, Peer review, Racism in higher education, Research integrity, Students, Black -- Research -- Education (Higher), Sample selection bias, Racism in research
Citation
Mothapo, P. N. et al. 2020. We object to bad science : poor research practices should be discouraged. South African Journal of Science, 116(special issue):8592, doi:10.17159/sajs.2020/8592.